The 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and lost to Florida, 14–13, in the 1953 Gator Bowl. The team defeated Kansas State (26–7), Oklahoma A&M (23–21), Arkansas (44–34) and Texas Tech (26–20), tied Cincinnati (14–14), and lost to #19 Houston (7–33).[1]
| 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Captain | Tommy Hudspeth, Marvin Matuszak, Howard Waugh |
| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Hardin–Simmons* | W 56–27 | 15,500 | [2][3] | ||||
| October 4 | Cincinnati* |
| T 14–14 | 17,500 | |||||
| October 11 | at Houston | L 7–33 | 31,000 | ||||||
| October 18 | Kansas State* |
| W 26–7 | 12,500 | |||||
| October 25 | Wichita |
| W 28–0 | 12,500 | |||||
| November 1 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 23–21 | 20,000 | |||||
| November 8 | No. 11 Villanova* |
| W 42–6 | 18,000 | |||||
| November 14 | at Detroit | W 62–21 | 13,120 | [4] | |||||
| November 22 | Arkansas* | No. 11 |
| W 44–34 | 12,500 | ||||
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | No. 11 | W 26–20 | 10,100 | [5][6] | |||
| January 1, 1953 | vs. No. 15 Florida | No. 12 | L 13–14 | 30,015 | [7] | ||||
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After the season
1953 NFL Draft
The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 3 | 29 | Marv Matuszak | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | 32 | Bob St. Clair | Tackle | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | 49 | Willie Roberts | End | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | 73 | Howard Waugh | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 | 87 | Jim Prewett | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
| 9 | 104 | Floyd Harrawood | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | 135 | Kaye Vaughan | Guard | Baltimore Colts |
| 13 | 149 | Ronnie Morris | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | 176 | Gene Helwig | Back | Green Bay Packers |